Combined ice and roller skate.



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W. H. FITZGERALD.

commnn ICE AND ROLLER SKATE.

APPLIOATIOH FILED MAR. 11 1908.

WITNESS 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Patented Mar. 23, 1909.

W. H. FITZGERALD.

COMBINED 101: AND ROLLER SKATE.

APPLICATION IILBD IAB. 11, 190B.

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' UNITED bTATES PATENT OFFICE. l WILLIAM HENRY FITZGERALD, OFBROQKLYN, NEW YORK. I

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March as, 1909.

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To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, WILLIAM HENRY FITZGERALD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful .Improvements in a Combined Ice and Roller Skate; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descri tion of the invention, such as will enable ot iers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in skates, and has primarily for its object to provide a novel device of this characterwhich may bereadily converted into roller or desired. Y

It is also an object of the invention to ice skates as may be provide novel means for affixing to. the

ody of the skate the traction mechanism.

It is also an object'of the invention to provide in combination with a. device of this character a novel clamping means that may be readily adjusted to compensate for the various sizes of shoe soles to which the skate is to be applied.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a novel device of this character which will be simple in construction, efficient in practice and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of the details of construction and in the novel arrangement and combination of parts, to be hereinafter referred to.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawingswhich form a part of this specification, wherein like characters of reference denotecorresponding parts in the several views, and in which,

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the skate embodying this invention arranged to be employed as a roller skate, Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the skate with the traction means omitted illustrating the clamping means employed. Fig. 3 is a view in top plan of the traction retaining means detached. Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1, Fig. 5 is a view in elevation of the runner employed when the device is used as anice skate. Fig. 6 is a sectional view illustrating a detail of the invention; andFig. 7 is a view in perspective skate formed 0 illustrating an additional detail of the invention.

In the drawin s '1 denotes the body of'the suitable material and of ro r contour, having projecting from its e portion the upstanding lugs 2, the free end portions 3 of which are :bent inwardly to contact with the heel of the shoe of the user. -It is to be observed that these lugs are formed integral with the body 1. The

toe portion of the body is provided with .an

an ulardepending lug 5, the function of which will be hereinafter set forth. The body at approximately the instep portion thereof is provided central of its width with an elongated slot 6 through which passes a screw 7 which also extends through a slot 8 in an elongated extension 9 of the clampingplate 10'. v

Resting on the body above the slot 6 is an angular movable member 11 which is intended to bind against the inner edge of the heel of the shoe when the clamping means is operated. This movable member 11 is angular as is clearly shown in the drawings and has passed therethrough the screw7 hereinabove. referred to and is held thereto by a binding nut 12. This movable member-11 is adjustable within the slot 8 by loosening the nut 12 as is apparent, it bein understood, of course, that the head 13 o the nut binds against the outer surface of the extension 9.

Transversely of the inner end surface of the sole portion of the bodyis secured a guidewe 14 for the sole clamping members 15 which extend partly therein. The inner ends of the clampin members 15 are slotted as at 16 and throu these slots pass clamping screws 17 whic also pass throu h convergin slots 18 in the clampingate 10 herein efore referred to. The ,hea s 19 of these screws 17 are interposed between the clam inglate 10 and the bod 1. It is believe to e obvious that by lbosening and tightening the nuts 20 the clamping members mziy be easily adjusted.

ivotally secured to the body 1 by the screw 21 is an angular clamping operating lever 22 which has secured thereto intermediate its length the end of a link 23, the op1po-' at site end portion of the link being secure 24 to the extension 9 of the'clamping-plate ber 11 and the clamps 15 will be released and .with alining apertures 42, throng that by an opposite movement they will be caused to engage the shoe of the user.

In order to permit the movement of the 3 extension 9. it is provided adjacent the plate 10 with an elon 'ated slot 23 through which the screw 21 of the lever 22 passes. The guideway 14 is also provided with an elon gated slot 25 to permit movement of the latch members 15, it being understood that the screws 17 pass therethrough.

The traction means comprises two spaced bars 26 which are provided with upstanding portions 27, 28, 29 and 30 having their free portions 31 bent at right angles and rovided with perforations 32, I through w ich are adapted to pass screws for securing said bars 26 to the under surface of the body. The bars 26 are held in their se arated position by the blocks '34, 35, 36 an 37. The block 36 is provided with upstanding lugs 38 which are intended to pass through the opening 39 in a 'rearwardly projecting extension 40 carried by the guide-way 14 (One of the edges of the opening 39 is provided with teeth 41 ada ted to ass between the lugs 38 and the bloc k 36. Ey this insane an effective attachment of the bars 26 to the body 1 is afl orded.

In applying the bars 26 to the body 1 the block 37 is inserted between the body 1 and the angular depending lug 5 hereinbefore referred to. The spaced bars 26 are rovided which bolts or shafts 43 pass to form axles for the wheels 44. When it is desired to employ the invention as a roller skate any number of these wheels may be employed, but as illustrated in the drawings it has been found best in practice that five be used and that the lower edges of the wheels be arranged in a segmental plane.

.curing screws 50 of t mazes When it is desired to use the device as an ice skate the bolts 43 are withdrawn and the wheels 44 removed, the ice runner 45 is then inserted between the spaced bars 26 so that the perforations 46 of the ears 47 carried by the runners will re ister with certain of the openings 42 of the are 26 when the bolts 43 are passed between the openings of the bars and the o enin s of the ears.

It may e we to state that clamping nuts 48 are employed in conjunction with the bolts 43. In order that the clamping means may be held in operative position the lever 22 is provided w1th an interrupted portion 49 which is adapted to s ring over one of the se- Ii e spaced bars 26-.

I claim:

1. In a skate, the combination of a body having an angular depending. lug at its toe,

clamping means carried by the body, spaced bars enga in the body, a block interposed between t e are engaging the angular lug, find traction means held between the spaced are.

2. In a skate, the combination of a body and clamping means for the body, said clamping means including a guideway having an opening, spaced bars secured to the body, b o

cks inter osed between thebars, certain of said bloc s having lugs extending within the opening of the guide-way, and traction means carried between the bars.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM HENRY FITZGERALD.

Witnesses:

CHAS. F. VoLKMANn, GEo. H. BUTLER. 

